Kessel, along with a few other great prospects plays for the NTDP U18 team based in Ann Arbor Michigan. Their primary league is the NAHL, and you can track their progress through NAHL.com or pointstreak.com. They also play some at large games with USHL and NCAA teams as well as international tournaments. So far Kessel has 10 points in 4 games. The team is 5-0, with 4 wins over NAHL teams and 1 win over a USHL team. There could be half a dozen first round NHL picks over the next two years playing with the team. Kessel, Mark Mitera, Chad Morin (2006), Jack Johnson and Jack Skille (2005).